Author: MILLER, BRIAN, Title: The Highlands of Papua New Guinea. [First edition].
Description: Bathurst, Robert Brown, 1983. Small 4°. Original publ. cloth. Frontcover title in bold capital silvered type, repeated on spine. Dustjacket. 127pp. of fine coloured plates after photographs by Brian Miller, illustrating his tour through Highland Papua New Guinea, illustrating in detail environmental nature, tribal members in ceremonial outfits, ceremonial happenings, local animals, double-page coloured sketch map of the territory with explanatory text, list of books for further reading and information. Copy inscribed and autographed by author on ti.-p. Eenglish language broad spectrum pictorial of the most densely populated region in Papua New Guinea. The coloured photographs byBrian Miller show the varied cultures, geography and social change that can be witnessed in the Highlands. It also illustrates a rapid change in the history of this region. Very fine copy, WITH DUSTJACKET.
Keywords: oceania papua newguinea papuans tribes tribalism highlands geography nature environment preservation ceremonies country oceania australasia culture heritage highlands photography reporting observation
Price: EUR 95.00 = appr. US$ 103.25 Seller: Antiquarian Booksellers Gemilang
- Book number: 56930